Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control and rent stabilization
Summary
Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service, under rent control, and rent stabilization laws.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Last action Mar 24, 2026
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S6718A
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S6718B
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to expand its scope by adding the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 and the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law to the list of laws it amends, in addition to the Administrative Code. The bill now applies surcharge prohibitions across three separate legal frameworks instead of just one.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from amending only the Administrative Code to also amending the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 and the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law.
SCOPE
The bill title was updated to include the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 and the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law alongside the Administrative Code.
REQUIREMENT
New sections were added to amend the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 and the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law to prohibit surcharges for tenant-installed appliances when tenants pay for electric utility service.
TIMELINE
The effective date clause was updated to reference the Administrative Code section 26-512 instead of the previously added section 26-512.1.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
35–23
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 4, 2025
D
Democratic41
85% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6718B
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6718A
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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